May 6th
180 Notable deaths
Gaston Reiff
Belgian athlete (1921–1992).
Born February 24th, 1921 in Braine-l'Alleud.
Died May 6th, 1992 at 71 years old in Braine-l'Alleud.
Leon Rodal
Polish journalist.
Born January 29th, 1913 in Kielce.
Died May 6th, 1943 at 30 years old in Warsaw.
Viktor Weber Edler von Webenau
Austrian noble military officer (1861-1932).
Born November 13th, 1861 in Lavamünd.
Died May 6th, 1932 at 70 years old in Innsbruck.
Gjermund Eggen
Norwegian cross country skier.
Born June 5th, 1941 in Engerdal. [ref]
Died May 6th, 2019 at 77 years old in Elverum. [ref]
Willy Schäfer
Television actor (1933-2011).
Born March 6th, 1933 in Saarbrücken.
Died May 6th, 2011 at 78 years old in Munich.
Irmtraud Morgner
German writer.
Born August 22nd, 1933 in Chemnitz. [ref]
Died May 6th, 1990 at 56 years old in Berlin (cancer).
Henri Carton de Wiart
Belgian former prime minister (1869-1951).
Born January 31st, 1869 in City of Brussels.
Died May 6th, 1951 at 82 years old in Uccle.
Toivo Mikael Kivimäki
Finnish politician (1886-1968).
Born June 5th, 1886 in Tarvasjoki.
Died May 6th, 1968 at 81 years old in Helsinki.
Víctor Manuel Román y Reyes
President of nicaragua (1872-1950).
Born October 13th, 1872 in Jinotepe.
Died May 6th, 1950 at 77 years old in Philadelphia (myocardial infarction).
Luis Caballero
Paraguayan footballer (1962-2005).
Born September 17th, 1962 in Asunción.
Died May 6th, 2005 at 42 years old in Asunción.
Deaths 131 to 140 of 180
Death is not the biggest fear we have; our biggest fear is taking the risk to be alive – the risk to be alive and express what we really are. Miguel Angel Ruiz